This joke has so many layers of humor. There is the absurdity of not even looking up. There is the fact that this gangster has such a strong and pre-formulated opinion about eclipses. There is the fact that the fate of the people hiding above them hangs in the balance of this comic exchange. I guess there's also that the second guy's opinion is enough to sway the first guy into not looking up. I guess there's also the fact that, of the two kinds of eclipses, the lunar eclipse is the one you would want to look up at.
[deleted] ยท 145 points ยท Posted at 13:47:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has Ken Keeler written all over it.
[deleted] ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 14:05:09 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess there's also the fact that, of the two kinds of eclipses, the lunar eclipse is the one you would want to look up at.
In the extremely rare event of a total solar eclipse, you would want to look up during the brief and safe totality period. However it's not safe to look when even a very tiny sliver of the sun is uncovered.
Sometimes I glance at the sun on regular days... is there something especially damaging about looking at an eclipse than a regular sun, or is it the same?
[deleted] ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 14:18:13 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
Someone released a video yesterday of a guy using a telephoto lens pointed at the sun to see what would happen. It melted the shit out of the camera. Of course that's just be cause a telephoto lens focuses so much light into the sensor, but still.
Just FYI this is not true; the vast majority of cameras are pretty much safe in terms of shooting the sun. If they weren't, people would be wrecking their cameras every time a lens flare from the sun appeared.
I see they're selling glasses for it now, perhaps you could go down that route?
Bucklar ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:37:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
viewer
I don't really get how people can be satisfied with this in any way or even call it "watching" or "looking at" an eclipse. It seems like such a colossal waste of a once in a lifetime event that you're just pretending to participate in.
You're looking at a sunbeam on a piece of paper. You aren't looking at an eclipse in any way at all. You may as well just pull down the blinds and look at the shape the shadow casts on the wall. You can do this every day, you don't need to wait for an eclipse. Like even looking at a still photograph of a previous eclipse seems just...vastly superior.
sixnew2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:21:25 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bucklar ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:29 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay?
djlemma ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:46:35 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. You know how photos are made, right? Cameras?
So why is looking through a pinhole camera, live, during the event, not a valid way to observe? I am thinking you're never actually tried using a pinhole camera to watch a solar eclipse.
Bucklar ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 14:54:20 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah. I do. Do you know how photographs are made beyond the word "camera"?
Because the process behind the image replication that goes into it is a little more complicated than just "light goes onto paper", so you end up looking at more than a sunbeam on a cheerios box. You know, the sky is up there and shit. And the moon. And...the sun. Clouds and all that. Colour.
Comparing either digital or traditional photography to "a piece of light on a brown piece of cardboard" kind of makes it seem like you don't get how photographs work.
Though to be totally clear since you've missed my subtlety - I was using photographs as a mocking comparison. No, looking at photographs is also not a satisfactory solution. That's the point. It's just vastly better.
I am thinking...
Well stop because you're wrong and you don't seem all that well equipped for it. I have indeed looked at an eclipse with a pinhole viewer. Biggest disappointment in my life.
Honestly I feel like the more hostile and aggressive somebody is while "proving their point", the less confident they are that the point they're making is accurate.
Bad news for Bucklar
Bucklar ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:04 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I feel
Well that's the right way to start that sentence about proof and accuracy, at least. Cuts right to it.
Bucklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:57 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story of my life.
If you tell me you assume something about me that isn't true, I have a strong reaction to it. I wonder why.
djlemma ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:19:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, apparently you really want to pick fights about how entitled you are to not like things that are cool. I hope you lead a very fulfilling life.
But if you think that a photograph, or any sort of optical solution that safely allows one to look directly at the sun, is going to allow you to see the moon, clouds, or any other object as anything other than a silhouette... you probably shouldn't be trying to lecture others about photography.
I am unsure what viewing setup you intend to use that's going to give you this lovely colorful experience, but for your sake I do hope you aren't planning to just look up at the sun with your naked eyes.
Bucklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:09 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
That was me who picked a fight by condescendiny asking if I even know how photographs are made.
That was me who told me I have never done a thing I have in fact done.
I wasnt the first person who took something personally here, Mr defensive about his cheerios box.
you shouldn't be lecturing people on photography
Did I do that? Mocking you for something you do not understand =/= a lecture.
Though if that's how your college operated it explains some things.
But no you're right - looking into the sky with film over your eyes or at an actual color-perfect replication of the event is exactly the same as looking at shadow puppets cast onto cardboard.
Like even looking at a still photograph of a previous eclipse seems just...vastly superior.
I would argue that the event being once in a lifetime and it being memorable, regardless of how you spend it, it's the "significant" value you're looking for. The key. The aspect that makes it different from just a shadow.
A strand of hair is just a strand of hair but if it's giving to you by the love of your life, it's a lot more significant. It's significant because of the context. Not because of your sensory organs detecting content. We're not all robots.
Bucklar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:58 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Appropriate username.
That's a beautiful perspective, even if I personally think one should ideally do more than cardboard to make the most of appreciating this event in particular.
I can't afford a goddamn pair of eclipse glasses. This shit is all I got.
Bucklar ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know. It'll be OK. It's still neat to be able to remember being there.
But at least one person can admit that they can't just get them. Nobody is electing to use the pinhole viewer over say, glasses because it's such an awesome way to do it. Just kind of forced to as a last resort by circumstances.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:29:52 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
You can't even see through the special solar eclipse glasses. The only thing you could probably see with them is the sun.
Ganrokh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:31:36 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy special eclipse glasses. However, they've been on sale for a couple months and they're really hard to get now. They're sold out everywhere here (Missouri) and every time a store announces that they got some, they don't last long. Some are showing up on eBay for $50+.
If you have a smartphone, you can turn on your camera and view it that way (with the camera between your face and the sun so you're not looking at it directly. However, there was a thread on r/Android (might have been r/googlepixel) where someone mentioned that this is bad for phones with big cameras since they allow in more light and could melt the camera components, but I don't know how true that is.
I also heard of some method where you can make a cup with your hands and then you can view the shadow of it in your hands, but I have no idea how that works exactly.
You can take a picture just fine, people take pictures of the sun all the time. Only thing with a phone, is that you're hardly going to be able to see anything.
A DSLR with a zoom lens would probably work better but has more inherent risk due to a much larger lens and sensor.
As long as you're just snapping a pic, not taking a video or long exposure, there is little to no risk either way.
And with a proper filter, you can do anything you want.
Ganrokh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:18 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't plan on taking a pic anyways (r/astronomy has the covered) but I didn't know enough to confirm/deny possible damage to a camera.
Finally! I have not been able to figure out WHY it's so important not to look at the sun. Obviously we don't look at it on a regular basis but shit I can look for a second and not be affected to bad. But this finally helps make sense of it.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:04:15 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When only a sliver of the sun is visible, you may perceive this as being "safer" or "less bright". But actually its still burning a blind spot onto your retina with the exact same intensity.
The only difference is that your blind spot will be sliver-shaped instead of circle-shaped.
See, I only ever remember it as a white intensity. I can only see the shape of it when clouds semi obscure it. Is that because of atmosphere damage or I just damaged my eyes from a young enough age to always remember it like that?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:40 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember it being yellow too. I'm guessing it has to do with the atmosphere. I also swear the sky was a different shade of blue. The one I have now is white/light blue haze.
Or maybe colors just seem more saturated when you're a kid?
Just out of curiousity, does anybody know how fast retinal damage could occur? Like what happens if somebody would squint and look at it for 1 or 2 seconds?
I'm not curious enough to try it though.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:00:37 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago we had a pretty sizeable but not full eclipse in the UK. The clouds where I was were the perfect thickness to make it possible to look but still able to make the shape of the sub out. It was crazy lucky
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:15:26 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, I know it's repetitive, but not going blind is important and some people still don't know. It will all be over in about 24 more hours.
chadalem ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find it a bit amusing how antagonistic a discussion of the upcoming eclipse has gotten on /r/TheSimpsons, of all places. I wonder where all that rage came from?
I thought we were supposed to squeeze our rage into a bitter little ball and release it at an approprate time. Like that day Homer hit the referee with a whiskey bottle. Remember that, when Homer hit the referee?
alecd ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:00:20 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the solar is the one everyone wants to see.
Yeah neo really dropped the ball on that one, I hope someone got fired for that goof.
But seriously, one of the few moments in my life I emotionally value was the '99 solar eclipse. I don't remember anything about any of the lunar eclipses I've seen. Neo def meant that.
Bucklar ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:41:03 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, but this is a common misconception about celestial motion.
When the moon gets dark during the lunar cycle, it's not because of an eclipse, it's because of what part of the moon is getting illuminated by the sun; the dark part of the moon during the lunar cycle is not the Earth's shadow; it's the part that isn't getting sunlight.
A lunar eclipse occurs only when the sun, Earth, and moon form a straight line, with the Earth in the middle. This is when the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon, and the moon can turn into a "blood moon" because of scattering of blue light.
I also love how it even had to be brought up. Why didn't he just observe it instead of formulating a plan about doing it when they're right the fuck outside.
Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No.
Gliste ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite part of this episode is how Krusty is so far beyond the ability to recognize human emotions that when he looks at his daughter as she's welling up, his immediate response is, "What's wrong with your eyes? You need a Claritin, or something?"
I could never remember which one was honeydew and which one was cantaloupe, until this. I like honeydew over cantaloupe so if I like it I know it is honeydew as it is the money melon.
Honeydew is a pale greenish white to yellow-green and smooth on the outside with green flesh.
Cantaloupe is more complicated. True cantaloupe is more common in Europe and is green to brown typically with green ribs on the outside and not a netted texture, with orange flesh. Cantaloupe in the US is actually muskmelon, which has a brownish netted textured exterior and orange flesh.
Dantonn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Technically speaking they're all different cultivars of the same species -- called the muskmelon. The American cantaloupe doesn't really have another name, but it isn't the original cantaloupe.
If you said "The Eclipse", you are wrong. It was never popular.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:43:14 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching this episode about 10+ years ago. It's what made me look up solar and lunar eclipses and got me interested in seeing one. Now, I'm living right in the heart of the path of the solar eclipse tomorrow and I can't wait.
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neotropic9 ยท 1140 points ยท Posted at 13:11:31 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This joke has so many layers of humor. There is the absurdity of not even looking up. There is the fact that this gangster has such a strong and pre-formulated opinion about eclipses. There is the fact that the fate of the people hiding above them hangs in the balance of this comic exchange. I guess there's also that the second guy's opinion is enough to sway the first guy into not looking up. I guess there's also the fact that, of the two kinds of eclipses, the lunar eclipse is the one you would want to look up at.
[deleted] ยท 145 points ยท Posted at 13:47:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This has Ken Keeler written all over it.
[deleted] ยท 137 points ยท Posted at 14:05:09 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In the extremely rare event of a total solar eclipse, you would want to look up during the brief and safe totality period. However it's not safe to look when even a very tiny sliver of the sun is uncovered.
Ucatsuton ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 14:16:36 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes I glance at the sun on regular days... is there something especially damaging about looking at an eclipse than a regular sun, or is it the same?
[deleted] ยท 203 points ยท Posted at 14:18:13 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
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Ucatsuton ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 14:19:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually quite interesting, thanks. I really, really want to look at it, though. What can I do?
longringfinger ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 14:28:57 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wear eclipse glasses, or take a photo.
Nugetzore ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 15:48:41 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be careful with taking photos, you could damage your camera if you don't use a protective lens like on the eclipse glasses
buttaholic ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 16:25:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to damage my camera now just to see what happens!
TAU_doesnt_equal_2PI ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 17:41:45 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Someone released a video yesterday of a guy using a telephoto lens pointed at the sun to see what would happen. It melted the shit out of the camera. Of course that's just be cause a telephoto lens focuses so much light into the sensor, but still.
It should be one of the top posts on /r/photography
buttaholic ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:22:04 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it probably wouldn't damage my cell phone camera?
TAU_doesnt_equal_2PI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:27:37 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah a cell phone camera would probably be fine.
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:39 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dang, I wanted my phone to melt!!
Iluminous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:11 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably not.
ChrisJokeaccount ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:27:28 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just FYI this is not true; the vast majority of cameras are pretty much safe in terms of shooting the sun. If they weren't, people would be wrecking their cameras every time a lens flare from the sun appeared.
3XNamagem ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 14:31:17 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Buy a cereal box and make a viewer! I'm doing that tomorrow. Here's the first link that came up https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/19/cant-find-the-protective-glasses-to-watch-the-solar-eclipse-go-old-school/
I see they're selling glasses for it now, perhaps you could go down that route?
Bucklar ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 14:37:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
I don't really get how people can be satisfied with this in any way or even call it "watching" or "looking at" an eclipse. It seems like such a colossal waste of a once in a lifetime event that you're just pretending to participate in.
You're looking at a sunbeam on a piece of paper. You aren't looking at an eclipse in any way at all. You may as well just pull down the blinds and look at the shape the shadow casts on the wall. You can do this every day, you don't need to wait for an eclipse. Like even looking at a still photograph of a previous eclipse seems just...vastly superior.
sixnew2 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 15:21:25 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lisa made one of those cant argue if the Simpsons did it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpJXxmgi6CU
Bucklar ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:15:12 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lisa's pretty profoundly anti-nuclear. Not always the best exemplar.
Or has she softened on that perspective? She was always so pro-science in most other areas, and I'm one of those "checked out after season 11" people.
coscorrodrift ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:51 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lmfao dude
Bucklar ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:56:29 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay?
djlemma ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 14:46:35 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait. You know how photos are made, right? Cameras?
So why is looking through a pinhole camera, live, during the event, not a valid way to observe? I am thinking you're never actually tried using a pinhole camera to watch a solar eclipse.
Bucklar ยท -10 points ยท Posted at 14:54:20 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah. I do. Do you know how photographs are made beyond the word "camera"?
Because the process behind the image replication that goes into it is a little more complicated than just "light goes onto paper", so you end up looking at more than a sunbeam on a cheerios box. You know, the sky is up there and shit. And the moon. And...the sun. Clouds and all that. Colour.
Comparing either digital or traditional photography to "a piece of light on a brown piece of cardboard" kind of makes it seem like you don't get how photographs work.
Though to be totally clear since you've missed my subtlety - I was using photographs as a mocking comparison. No, looking at photographs is also not a satisfactory solution. That's the point. It's just vastly better.
Well stop because you're wrong and you don't seem all that well equipped for it. I have indeed looked at an eclipse with a pinhole viewer. Biggest disappointment in my life.
PM_ME_TRUMP_FANFICS ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 14:58:44 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
idk I was with you until you were a dick
landonmeh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:24:51 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do people get so hostile when proving someone wrong?
PM_ME_TRUMP_FANFICS ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:30:50 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly I feel like the more hostile and aggressive somebody is while "proving their point", the less confident they are that the point they're making is accurate.
Bad news for Bucklar
Bucklar ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 16:19:04 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's the right way to start that sentence about proof and accuracy, at least. Cuts right to it.
Bucklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:57 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Story of my life.
If you tell me you assume something about me that isn't true, I have a strong reaction to it. I wonder why.
djlemma ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 15:19:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, apparently you really want to pick fights about how entitled you are to not like things that are cool. I hope you lead a very fulfilling life.
But if you think that a photograph, or any sort of optical solution that safely allows one to look directly at the sun, is going to allow you to see the moon, clouds, or any other object as anything other than a silhouette... you probably shouldn't be trying to lecture others about photography.
I am unsure what viewing setup you intend to use that's going to give you this lovely colorful experience, but for your sake I do hope you aren't planning to just look up at the sun with your naked eyes.
Bucklar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:35:09 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
That was me who picked a fight by condescendiny asking if I even know how photographs are made.
That was me who told me I have never done a thing I have in fact done.
I wasnt the first person who took something personally here, Mr defensive about his cheerios box.
Did I do that? Mocking you for something you do not understand =/= a lecture.
Though if that's how your college operated it explains some things.
The shit up there I was referring to was in the hypothetical photograph. Lookit all that.
But no you're right - looking into the sky with film over your eyes or at an actual color-perfect replication of the event is exactly the same as looking at shadow puppets cast onto cardboard.
Citation needed.
kayasawyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:52 on August 27, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
chill.
stop bringing all this negativity to r/thesimspsons
betsyforhope ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:52:32 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would argue that the event being once in a lifetime and it being memorable, regardless of how you spend it, it's the "significant" value you're looking for. The key. The aspect that makes it different from just a shadow.
A strand of hair is just a strand of hair but if it's giving to you by the love of your life, it's a lot more significant. It's significant because of the context. Not because of your sensory organs detecting content. We're not all robots.
Bucklar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:59:58 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Appropriate username.
That's a beautiful perspective, even if I personally think one should ideally do more than cardboard to make the most of appreciating this event in particular.
betsyforhope ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:05:07 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's a legit argument. With a little more effort you can make more out of it, I agree.
But at the end of the day it's the individual memories that matter most. Regardless of how you make them, as long as they're positive.
Bucklar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:13:07 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
I adore your sense of sentiment. I need more people like you in my life.
Never lose that.
3XNamagem ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:52:52 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every experience looks rosy with the right kind of glasses. Apparently solar eclipse sunglasses ARE those kind of glasses.
Tiger-Gautreaux ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:57:11 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't afford a goddamn pair of eclipse glasses. This shit is all I got.
Bucklar ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:04:25 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know. It'll be OK. It's still neat to be able to remember being there.
But at least one person can admit that they can't just get them. Nobody is electing to use the pinhole viewer over say, glasses because it's such an awesome way to do it. Just kind of forced to as a last resort by circumstances.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:29:52 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
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sad_handjob ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:23:06 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what if you wore multiple pairs of sunglasses
Isthiscreativeenough ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:58:07 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It'd have to be like 10 pairs.
sad_handjob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:06:55 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
we have the technology
buttaholic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:26:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can't even see through the special solar eclipse glasses. The only thing you could probably see with them is the sun.
Ganrokh ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:31:36 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy special eclipse glasses. However, they've been on sale for a couple months and they're really hard to get now. They're sold out everywhere here (Missouri) and every time a store announces that they got some, they don't last long. Some are showing up on eBay for $50+.
If you have a smartphone, you can turn on your camera and view it that way (with the camera between your face and the sun so you're not looking at it directly. However, there was a thread on r/Android (might have been r/googlepixel) where someone mentioned that this is bad for phones with big cameras since they allow in more light and could melt the camera components, but I don't know how true that is.
I also heard of some method where you can make a cup with your hands and then you can view the shadow of it in your hands, but I have no idea how that works exactly.
ElectroBoof ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:49:24 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can take a picture just fine, people take pictures of the sun all the time. Only thing with a phone, is that you're hardly going to be able to see anything.
A DSLR with a zoom lens would probably work better but has more inherent risk due to a much larger lens and sensor.
As long as you're just snapping a pic, not taking a video or long exposure, there is little to no risk either way.
And with a proper filter, you can do anything you want.
Ganrokh ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:18 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't plan on taking a pic anyways (r/astronomy has the covered) but I didn't know enough to confirm/deny possible damage to a camera.
kjempegreier ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:00:13 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is also why wearing cheap sun glasses without UV-protection is dangerous. The shades dilate your pupils without blocking the UV light.
L_Bart0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:08:39 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, switching to high-quality sunglasses was the best thing I did for my light blue eyes.
occono ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:08:29 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you. Nobody explained that properly to me as a kid.
FightWithTools ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:22:08 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Finally! I have not been able to figure out WHY it's so important not to look at the sun. Obviously we don't look at it on a regular basis but shit I can look for a second and not be affected to bad. But this finally helps make sense of it.
Thizzlebot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:13:43 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't UV sunglasses help though?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 15:04:15 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When only a sliver of the sun is visible, you may perceive this as being "safer" or "less bright". But actually its still burning a blind spot onto your retina with the exact same intensity.
The only difference is that your blind spot will be sliver-shaped instead of circle-shaped.
TheJollyLlama875 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:48:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but then you can just look around it.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 16:17:02 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Ucatsuton ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:19:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wait, what?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 16:22:14 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Subalpine ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 17:01:35 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
can I buy weed from you?
aftli ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:10:45 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Freaking weird. I remember it differently too. I think we might be remembering cartoon images of the sun, which were always yellow.
Ucatsuton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:25:01 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, I only ever remember it as a white intensity. I can only see the shape of it when clouds semi obscure it. Is that because of atmosphere damage or I just damaged my eyes from a young enough age to always remember it like that?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:53:40 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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kisschicken ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:19:36 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the 80s sun from my childhood. Definitely yellow. Also wore sunglasses and had defined, thin rays.
yopladas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:54:57 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The sunset sun is yellow, that's probably what you're remembering
gaba-gaba_hey ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 17:24:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember it being yellow too. I'm guessing it has to do with the atmosphere. I also swear the sky was a different shade of blue. The one I have now is white/light blue haze.
Or maybe colors just seem more saturated when you're a kid?
Aussie-Nerd ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:49:53 on February 3, 2018 ยท (Permalink)
Short version, yes.
Eyes are wider, take in more radiation. Can blind you looking at a solar eclipse, so don't.
CurryMustard ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 14:40:19 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just out of curiousity, does anybody know how fast retinal damage could occur? Like what happens if somebody would squint and look at it for 1 or 2 seconds?
I'm not curious enough to try it though.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:00:37 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah just don't even do it.
SasparillaTango ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:04:10 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
its the perfect time to sacrifice all your friends to achieve your dream
dick_long_wigwam ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 15:09:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh come on I look at the sun all the time
Fucking liberals
dick_long_wigwam ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 15:10:08 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[blind]
Player_15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago we had a pretty sizeable but not full eclipse in the UK. The clouds where I was were the perfect thickness to make it possible to look but still able to make the shape of the sub out. It was crazy lucky
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:42 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:15:26 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, I know it's repetitive, but not going blind is important and some people still don't know. It will all be over in about 24 more hours.
chadalem ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:24:00 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I find it a bit amusing how antagonistic a discussion of the upcoming eclipse has gotten on /r/TheSimpsons, of all places. I wonder where all that rage came from?
I thought we were supposed to squeeze our rage into a bitter little ball and release it at an approprate time. Like that day Homer hit the referee with a whiskey bottle. Remember that, when Homer hit the referee?
alecd ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 14:00:20 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think the solar is the one everyone wants to see.
UsePasswordNamer ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 14:15:29 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah neo really dropped the ball on that one, I hope someone got fired for that goof.
But seriously, one of the few moments in my life I emotionally value was the '99 solar eclipse. I don't remember anything about any of the lunar eclipses I've seen. Neo def meant that.
Bucklar ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 14:41:03 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What does the matrix have to do with anything?
FucksWithBigots ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:39:44 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he means in terms of what is or isn't damaging to your eyes, not which is more entertaining or memorable.
UsePasswordNamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:06:16 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow you're probably right!
Thanks, it's amazing being on this side of the I didn't get it experience. I was just thinking about it too!
neotropic9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:17:50 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Make sure you take a good look, then!
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:34:35 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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neotropic9 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 14:58:56 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, but this is a common misconception about celestial motion.
When the moon gets dark during the lunar cycle, it's not because of an eclipse, it's because of what part of the moon is getting illuminated by the sun; the dark part of the moon during the lunar cycle is not the Earth's shadow; it's the part that isn't getting sunlight.
A lunar eclipse occurs only when the sun, Earth, and moon form a straight line, with the Earth in the middle. This is when the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon, and the moon can turn into a "blood moon" because of scattering of blue light.
zenith654 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:46:50 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We would, except the Moon orbits on an elliptical plan a few degrees off from the Earth.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:43:12 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's classic Simpsons for you
PartyPorpoise ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:03:37 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's what's so great about the classic Simpsons episodes, what seems like one joke is actually several.
Wrath_Of_Aguirre ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:23:32 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I also love how it even had to be brought up. Why didn't he just observe it instead of formulating a plan about doing it when they're right the fuck outside.
GalacticGoobers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:59:20 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I love when a Simpsons joke is actually five jokes at once. I guess they were still able to pull that off even in season 12.
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goon_child ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:19:50 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That was some trenchant analysis
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:06:02 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huh? Solar eclipses are much more spectacular.
Ganrokh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 14:32:38 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he means looking up at without protection (as these gangsters would have been).
harrisonisdead ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:38:27 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As in you can't look up at a solar eclipse if you aren't wearing protective glasses, but you can glance at a lunar eclipse and nothing will happen.
MegaBaller ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 12:18:59 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The cosmic ballet goes on.
Church323 ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 12:36:32 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does anyone want to switch seats?
albatross-salesgirl ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 15:50:01 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
JosefStallion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 16:52:24 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No.
Gliste ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 16:04:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Avenged Sevenfold - Exist
kayasawyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:44 on August 27, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
what
CykoTom ยท 167 points ยท Posted at 11:05:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been saying this for weeks!
DarwinianMonkey ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 14:59:16 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Who's been telling you there's a lunar eclipse for 2 weeks?
ticklish-warrior ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 15:22:30 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it Marge?
zissou12 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 15:35:09 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not Johnny Tightlips... that's for sure
Intanjible ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 13:13:46 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite part of this episode is how Krusty is so far beyond the ability to recognize human emotions that when he looks at his daughter as she's welling up, his immediate response is, "What's wrong with your eyes? You need a Claritin, or something?"
Mr-Papuca ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 12:40:27 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Honeydew is the money melon. "
homer1948 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:09:50 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could never remember which one was honeydew and which one was cantaloupe, until this. I like honeydew over cantaloupe so if I like it I know it is honeydew as it is the money melon.
venom8599 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 14:42:04 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)*
Honeydew is a pale greenish white to yellow-green and smooth on the outside with green flesh.
Cantaloupe is more complicated. True cantaloupe is more common in Europe and is green to brown typically with green ribs on the outside and not a netted texture, with orange flesh. Cantaloupe in the US is actually muskmelon, which has a brownish netted textured exterior and orange flesh.
Dantonn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 16:10:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like I've been lied to my whole life.
Joliet_Jake_Blues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:21:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Muskmelon is different. My grocery store sells both.
Muskmelon is bigger, paler, and not as sweet.
venom8599 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:24 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Technically speaking they're all different cultivars of the same species -- called the muskmelon. The American cantaloupe doesn't really have another name, but it isn't the original cantaloupe.
Joliet_Jake_Blues ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:29:55 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
HughJorgens ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 14:08:04 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I didn't hear nothing." - Johnny Tightlips
jessemfkeeler ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 18:17:24 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"What do we tell the doctors??"
"Tell em to suck an egg"
steelbeamsdankmemes ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:37:45 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Johnny, did you see the shooter?!
I see a lot of things.
You know, you could really be more helpful.
hofgeraltz ยท 241 points ยท Posted at 06:57:58 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Simpsons predicted everything!
jestew ยท 52 points ยท Posted at 13:50:40 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I always wondered how they predicted solar ecilpses.
thessnake03 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 16:47:31 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Math
homer1948 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 14:11:15 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You can always find north by starring directly at the sun.
James_Man_Creamsdyke ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 16:00:05 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lunar eclipse? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within our headquarters!
LionelHutz44 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 17:01:03 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought you said "baked clams!"
JJ_Logic ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 08:20:27 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
While Homer and krusty hang above them lol
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image_linker_bot ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 13:38:19 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thatsthejoke.jpg
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baloneycologne ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 11:53:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In "honor"?
raddits ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 13:09:21 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In memoriam?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:01:22 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In remembrance?
Chandler_is_a_girl ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 14:56:10 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
RIP eclipse
magnoolia ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:40:48 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you said "The Eclipse", you are wrong. It was never popular.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 13:43:14 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I remember watching this episode about 10+ years ago. It's what made me look up solar and lunar eclipses and got me interested in seeing one. Now, I'm living right in the heart of the path of the solar eclipse tomorrow and I can't wait.
AntiJPGBot ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 15:59:17 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Less JPG
Page me to your drawn/animated photos that are heavily artifacted
UnavailableUsername_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:20:23 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good bot.
francoruinedbukowski ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 16:40:44 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No deal McCutcheon, that moon money is mine!
sangalicious ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:51:34 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WE'RE REACHING TOTALITY PEOPLE!
d3amm0n ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 09:33:37 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
haha
brace1101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 17:27:23 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Episode number ?? I love Fat Tony episodes
yopladas ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:00:41 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
S12e03
brace1101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:01:40 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thansk, watching it right now
fashizzIe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:29:18 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The captions on this are pretty bad. It looks like one solid block of dialogue, nothing to distinguish that both parties spoke
10CPsentret ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:07 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do I need something special to view it if it is a partial eclipse in Canada?
just_here_for_stuff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:45:19 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A man of real taste might I add
buttaholic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:47 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've been thinking about this scene for like a month now. I'm so mad that it's a solar eclipse, so I can't really make this joke as a reference.
alreadyburnt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:07 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Does anyone remember which episode it is where Seymour says something like "Show them this isn't just a town that's still afraid of eclipses!"
Felinomancy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:56 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Saddam Hussein? They should call him So-Damn Insane!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:03 on August 21, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
First, the eclipse was gonna happen.
Then it happened.
rillysmartguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:11:29 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTUvkyNWfkU
Supernova141 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:56:28 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nature is amazing
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kayasawyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:46 on August 27, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would they?
Digguz ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 12:45:43 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But if its a solar eclipse... you wouldnt want to look up at it anyways...
kayasawyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:03 on August 27, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that's the joke you idjit
Dylothor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:19:47 on August 20, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're behind a window